Areas Of Practice
- Workers' Compensation
Certified Legal Specialties
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy - Baltimore, Maryland, 1995
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1993
Education
- Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
- JD - 05/1993
- Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- BA History - 05/1990
Representative Cases
- In 2016 our firm has recovered over $10,000,000 in benefits for our clients. My largest personal settlement was nearly $500,000 for the dependent child of a worker killed on the job., 2016
Classes/Seminars
- Spoke with Dr. Nick Wills from Summit Orthopedics on the issues of vocational rehab and QRC involvement in Minnesota workers compensation matters., Lecture, The Pitfalls of Vocational Rehab, Live Lecture St. Paul Hotel, Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation QRCs And Insurance Adjusters, 2015
Honors and Awards
- Mee Lee Thao v. Syovis Life Tech, September 2, 2016, Minnesota Workers Compensation Court of Appeals. Reversed the compensation judges decision, finding a compensable injury and awarding various medical benefits to injured worker., 2016
- Selected to Super Lawyers, 2015 - 2016
- Selected to Rising Stars, 2006 - 2008
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Minnesota Association for Justice - Board of Governors, 2012
- Minnesota Association for Justice - Member, 2009
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Chair of Insurance for Members Committee, 2003
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Board of Insurance For Members Committee, 2002
Past Employment Positions
- Quinlivan Law Firm, Associate, 10/1993 to 12/1994
- Hartford Insurance, Senior Counsel, 12/1994 to 01/2002
- St. Paul Companies, Counsel, 01/2002 to 03/2009
- MN Disability & Atkinson Law Offices, Partner, 03/2009
